High Card Only Showdown

[Harv72b]

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As for how far down do you go in high card value? I'm a bit more likely to bet with LOWER cards, since they have no showdown value. This is even more likely if I have position, since my opponent has already checked, showing a bit of weakness.

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This is not betting for value, though, it is betting as a bluff. I've bluffed rivers with 3 high before (yes, really [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]), but I'm obviously not hoping for a showdown there.

[SixForty]

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As for how far down do you go in high card value? I'm a bit more likely to bet with LOWER cards, since they have no showdown value. This is even more likely if I have position, since my opponent has already checked, showing a bit of weakness.

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This is not betting for value, though, it is betting as a bluff. I've bluffed rivers with 3 high before (yes, really [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]), but I'm obviously not hoping for a showdown there.

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True - that's really what I meant though. I'll use the lower ones to bluff, since I can never win a showdown. If I have AK and it's checked to me, I'm more likely to check it behind and hope - my hand does have at least some showdown value here.

[JJH3984]

As everyone has said, it depends on your opponent (and potsize). Usually you need a pretty substantial read to value bet A high and it depends a lot on how your opponent views you and how you view your opponent.